India

Main Ingredients
The staples of Indian cuisine are rice
whole wheat flour
and a variety of pulses used extensively in the form of dal.
Some of the pulses like chickpea are also processed into flour

Influences on Indian Cuisine
One strong influence over Indian foods is the longstanding vegetarianism within sections of India’s Hindu, Buddhist and Jain communities. People who follow a strict vegetarian diet make up 20–42% of the population in India.